{"product_id":"free-at-last-michael-clough-9780876091043","title":"Free at Last?: U.S. Policy Toward Africa and the End of the Cold War","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the end of the Cold War, the United States has an unprecedented opportunity to create a new policy toward Africa freed from the constraints of East-West geopolitics.\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eFree at Last?\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael Claugh provides a comprehensive overview of U.S.-Africa relations from World War II to the present: he surveys past American initiatives to illustrate how U.S. policy, intent on containing Soviet expansion, benefited African rulers at the expense of African civil society. He also discusses the declining importance of U.S. strategic and economic interests in Africa and how this is counterbalanced by the growing interest of American constituencies focused on such issues as humanitarian relief, human rights, and the environment.\u003cbr\u003e Clough proposes abandoning traditional, government-to- government diplomatic approaches in favor of a radical new strategy modeled on the successes achieved in combating famine in Ethiopia and ending apartheid in South Africa. Offering an unconventional look at U.S. policy, \u003ci\u003eFree at Last?\u003c\/i\u003e is absorbing and essential reading for anyone concerned with both U.S.- Africa relations and the future of U.S. policy toward the Third World.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Clough, Mary Sievens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0876091044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780876091043\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Council on Foreign Relations Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.08w x 0.50d","brand":"Michael Clough","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44063455871231,"sku":"9780876091043","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c1786137-cef3-485a-aba2-81ac3ae84c48.jpg?v=1685389656","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/free-at-last-michael-clough-9780876091043","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}